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White-chinned Jacamar
Galbula tombacea Spix, 1824
Galbulidae — Jacamars
White-chinned Jacamar, Galbula tombacea, is a bird of north-west Amazonia in South America, recorded from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It belongs to the jacamar family, Galbulidae, in the order Piciformes. It is a forest-edge species, using shrubby margins and clearings in terra firme, várzea and gallery forest, and it is often seen beside watercourses at lower levels. The nominate male has a small white chin mark, while G. t. mentalis shows a larger one and coppery bronze upperparts. The species was described by Spix in 1824.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Galbulidae — Jacamars
- Breeding range
- South America: nw Amazonia
